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Level 1
Develop a fair test/plan an investigation Ref AF4
*listen carefully to my teacher about how s/he planned the activity *show interest & curiosity about objects/events, sometimes talking about the objects/events

Level 2
*answer questions about how to find things out *make suggestions (with help) about how to collect data to answer questions *follow instructions for simple investigations

Level 3
*respond to suggestions and put forward my own ideas about how to find answers to a question *make suggestions about how to make a test fair, occasionally planning a fair test by myself/with others *say why it is important to collect data/information to answer questions

Level 4
*decide the best method for my investigations *form my own questions, with support, that can then be investigated *carry out a fair test by planning to change one factor whilst keeping some others the same *use a post-it planning board with a little support *recognise that scientific ideas are based on evidence and that this is shown as a series of observations/ measurements

Level 5
*identify the key factors that need to be considered in order to ensure a test is fair *state which factors will be kept the same and which one will be changed *develop questions that can be investigated *use a post-it planning board independently *Identify some variables that can not be controlled *recognise situations when a fair test can not be completed and collection of data, taken from a sample, is required *explain that a larger sample will give more reliable results than a smaller sample

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Level 1
Predict Ref AF4 Pupil Name
Talk with my teacher and answer questions about what might happen

Level 2
Suggest an idea about what might happen

Level 3
Explain what I think will happen and say why I think that (not necessarily logical/scientific reasons)

Level 4
Explain what I think will happen and give logical reason as to why something is likely to happen

Level 5
*on most occasions apply my existing knowledge to predict what should happen *give scientific reasons for my predictions

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Level 1
Resource the activity Ref AF4 Pupil Name
*listen as my teacher tells me about the things we will use *listen to my teacher as information is read out from texts

Level 2
*respond to suggestions and answer questions about the equipment that will be needed for the activity *with help use simple texts to find information

Level 3
*begin to suggest the equipment I need from a small range given to me *use simple texts to find information

Level 4
*plan what is required before starting, selecting the equipment myself (not necessarily the most appropriate) *select information from given sources

Level 5
*always select the most appropriate equipment e.g. the thermometer with an appropriate scale *use a wide range of resources to gather information

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Level 1
Use equipment Ref AF4 Pupil Name
begin to name and learn how to handle simple equipment

Level 2
Name and use simple equipment such as a spoon, jug, torch etc with more confidence

Level 3
*Use a wider range of equipment *use equipment with standard units of measurement such as tape measure, scales, measuring cylinders etc

Level 4
*use a wider range of equipment, including ICT to sense physical data, with care *use equipment with standard units of measure accurately

Level 5
*effectively use a wide range of equipment, including ICT to sense physical data *measure with a high degree of precision e.g. to the nearest mm

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Level 1
Observe and measure Ref AF1 / 4
*observe and describe simple events accurately *answer my teachers questions about what I saw happening *listen to my teacher talk about the measurements that need to be made *with help start to make nonstandard measurements

Level 2
*remember a few things that happened during the activity, making simple comparisons *describe observations in terms of how much/how many (qualitative) *make non-standard measurements independently *with help start to use standard units to measure length/height

Level 3
*discuss what should be measured or observed *make relevant observations *take appropriate measurements *use simple standard units to measure mass or length/height

Level 4
*decide what to measure or observe *make observations and measurements adequate for the task, sometimes doing this more than once *use standard units to measure time, mass length, height, width and force *use ITC to make some measurements

Level 5
*Decide what to measure or observe and how many times to do this (understanding that repeating reduces errors and gives more reliable evidence) *make a series of observations, comparisons or measurements appropriate to the task *record observations & measurements systematically *use small graduations/units to measure time, length, width, height and force with greater precision to get accurate data *use ICT to make measurements

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Level 1
Present my evidence Ref AF3 Pupil Name
*talk to people about my findings in simple ways *complete drawings to show what was seen *listen to my teacher as I learn how to make a record of what happened and begin to make contributions to class charts/tables

Level 2
*talk about and draw a chart/ table as part of a group *complete charts which the layout has been provided for *use a simple table to record observations *use annotated drawings and simple sentences to describe observations

Level 3
*discuss how to record my results and with help decide the best method to use *start to draw my own simple charts, tables & block graphs

Level 4
*suggest the most appropriate method to record my results *draw my own bar charts and tables *begin to plot points to form simple graphs

Level 5
*set out results logically and clearly in the most appropriate way (including the use of ICT) *explain the difference between continuous and discontinuous data, and recognise that only continuous data can be presented as a line graph

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Level 1
Analyse and explain my results
*answer questions about what I have seen *talk with my teacher and my friends about what happened in the activity

Level 2
*observe objects, living things or events related to the task and describe what I have seen *compare my observations of objects, living things or events

Level 3
*say what happened and provide simple explanations for observations *identify any simple patterns that I notice, e.g. on the hard

Level 4
use knowledge and understanding to; *say what the results actually show *describe a pattern (if one

Level 5
*use the correct scientific terms to state my conclusion clearly and say why it matches the results collected *use scientific knowledge to

Ref AF5

*extract information bar charts and tables with support

surface the ball bounced more *extract information bar charts and tables

occurs) in general terms using the correct scientific terms *explain the patterns shown in my graphs/ charts/tables *extract information from some simple line graphs

explain observations and measurements using diagrams if appropriate *use appropriate scientific language to talk about quantitative and qualitative data *use line graphs to help identify trends in results

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Level 1
Evaluate Ref AF5
*talk again with my teacher and friends about what I thought would happen *answer questions about the information in a class chart/table

Level 2
*say whether what actually happened was what I thought would happen *answer questions about how my investigation can be changed and made better

Level 3
*discuss why/when a test has been made fair/unfair & how it might affect the results *suggest a way in which my investigation could be improved

Level 4
*explain why the specific results have been obtained and answer questions about factors that may have affected the results *talk about whether results support my prediction

Level 5
*say when an activity needs to be repeated in order to obtain more valid results *say what might affect the accuracy of results *suggest reasons why

*suggest, with reasons how my work could have been improved

measurements may have differed *make practical suggestions about how their working methods could be improved *make further predictions on the basis of conclusions drawn from investigations

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